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Travel China Guide: Qin Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses

For Students 9th - 10th
Gasp in amazement at the pictures of the Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses of Qin, the first Emperor of China. Site provides great explanations and pictures. Be sure to click on related links below for more pictures.
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Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Grade 6 Social Studies: Ancient Egypt

For Teachers 6th - 7th
This sample task contains a set of primary and authentic sources about the impact of geography on the development of civilization in Ancient Egypt.
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Lin and Don Donn

Lin and Don Donn: Ancient China: Daily Life During Shang & Chou Dynasties

For Students 9th - 10th
This page has information about the Shang & Chou dynasties, including specifics about family, ancestor worship, oracle bones, kings and nobles, warriors, farmers, and merchants and craftsmen.
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Exploring Ancient World Cultures

Exploring Ancient World Cultures: China Chronology

For Students 9th - 10th
The site from the University of Evansville lists all time periods in ancient Chinese history and gives a brief description and link to that time period.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Ancient Civilizations

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is an assessment of ancient civilizations from Mesopotamia to Ancient Rome using true/false, Venn-diagrams, and cloze activities.
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DOGO Media

Dogo News: Mummified Monk Rests Inside Ancient Buddha Statue

For Students 3rd - 8th
Read the fascinating story of the discover of a 1,000 year old mummy of a monk hidden inside a Buddha statue. Includes video.
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Silk Road: History of the Silk Road: The Belt and Road Initiative

For Students 9th - 10th
The Silk Road was a network of trade routes connecting the East and the West in ancient and Medieval times. The term is used for both overland routes and those that are marine or limnic. The Silk Road involved three continents: Europe,...
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World History Encyclopedia

World History Encyclopedia: Burial

For Students 9th - 10th
Illustrated encyclopedia entry provides a timeline and explanation of ancient burial rituals in Egypt, Greece, India, Rome, China, Scotland, and Ireland.
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The British Museum

The British Museum: Ancient China: Writing

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the origins of the Chinese writing system. Includes Chinese stories and learning activities.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Archaeology and the Study of Ancient China

For Students 9th - 10th
Archaeology is the study of the material remains of humanity's past. Excavated materials, along with other historical objects and text records, form the primary source material on Ancient China. All the major dynasties, beginning with...
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Read Works

Read Works: Ancient China: Travel Journal Part 3

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage contains a journal that recounts travel observations of ancient Chinese warrior terracotta statues in Xi'an, China. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential...
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Read Works

Read Works: Ancient China: Travel Journal Part 4

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational passage contains a brief history of the Great Wall of China. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes...
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Read Works

Read Works: Ancient China: Travel Journal Part 2

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage includes a journal that recounts the author's travels along the Yangtze River in China. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and...
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Read Works

Read Works: Ancient China: Travel Journal Part 1

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage consists of a journal that shares information about a trip to Shanghai, China. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and...
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Read Works

Read Works: My Travel Journal in China: Day 5

For Teachers 3rd Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage gives a first person account of a person's visit to the Forbidden City in China. This passage reinforces essential reading comprehension skills. Opportunities for vocabulary...
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China State Council Information Office and the China International Publishing Group

China Internet Information Center: Ancient Chinese Poetry

For Students 9th - 10th
Sixteen lessons about Chinese poems in Chinese with English translations. Traditional Chinese music plays in the background and feature content, such as author briefs, passage readings, and poem analyses, are available. Site is slow to...
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Stephen Byrne

History for Kids: Dynasties of Ancient China

For Students 2nd - 6th
History for Kids presents an overview of the 13 dynasties that ruled in ancient China for over 3000 years.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Crossroads of the Ancient World

For Students 9th - 10th
Because of Afghanistan's geographical position -- on the edge of central Asia with India and China beyond to the east, and Iran, the Middle East and the numerous cultures of the Mediterranean and the rest of Europe to the west -- it was...
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University of Chicago

Ancient Mesopotamia: The Role of Women [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Young scholars could use a copy of Hammurabi's Laws to discover what rights women did and did not have in ancient Mesopotamia. They could then do research to compare the lives of women in Mesopotamia with the roles and social status of...
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Bridging World History: Family and Household

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Turn from the typical studies of society's politics, economics, etc. to focus on the way the family unit fits into society in this unit.
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Ancient History of China Ii: Shang Dynasty

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the University of Oslo provides an extensive commentary on the development of the ancient Shang Dynasty. Emphasis is placed on political structure, aristocratic practices, and the distribution of power.
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W. W. Norton

W.w. Norton & Company: Map of Zhou Dynasty, China

For Students 9th - 10th
Presents a map of the Zhou dynasty's boundaries.
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Curated OER

Ancient China

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Ancient China
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The Face of the Beast Taotie Images

For Students 9th - 10th
One of the great mysteries of ancient China is the origin and meaning of the terrifying animal faces on ancient Shang ritual vessels. This illustrated article surveys this Chinese bronze art decoration in great detail.

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